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refcheck for Claude Code

io.github.benchoi93/refcheck

Verify academic citations against real databases. Catches hallucinated references, exports BibTeX.

client:Claude Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install refcheck in Claude Code

run in your project directory

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen.

claude mcp add refcheck -e CROSSREF_EMAIL=<CROSSREF_EMAIL> -e S2_API_KEY=<S2_API_KEY> -e ELSEVIER_KEY=<ELSEVIER_KEY> -e ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN=<ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN> -e IEEE_API_KEY=<IEEE_API_KEY> -- uvx refcheck-mcp

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs

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